American Studies

American studies or American civilization is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of the United States. It traditionally incorporates the study of history, literature, and critical theory, but also includes fields as diverse as law, art, the media, film, religious studies, urban studies, women's studies, gender studies, anthropology, sociology, African American studies, Chicano studies, Asian American studies, American Indian studies, foreign policy and culture of the United States, among other fields.

American civilization may also mean the United States, and its culture and people.

Stephen Wallace Taylor ... to national and international scholarly audiences, including the Organization of American Historians, the American Studies Association, the American Society ... in history of tourism and economic development, especially the socioeconomic history of the American South ... Taylor’s general research areas include American Studies Business and Commerce History Environmental / Rural / Agricultural History / Geography Labor History / Studies ...

American Studies - Associations and Scholarly Journals ... The American Studies Association was founded in 1950 ... It publishes American Quarterly, which has been the primary outlet of American Studies scholarship since 1949 ... The second-largest American Studies journal, American Studies, is sponsored by the Mid-America American Studies Association and University of Kansas ...

Ambassador Book Award - Recipients2010 American Studies - The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan A History of the End of the Cold War, by James Mann American Studies - Dancing in the Dark A ... - Thelonious Monk The Life and Times of an American Original, by Robin D.G ... Kelley 2009 American Studies - A Summer of Hummingbirds, by Christopher Benfey Biography and Autobiography - A Passion for NatureThe Life of John Muir, by Donald ...

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